Thursday,  April 25, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 280 • 14 of 42 •  Other Editions

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SD housing authority to get settlement money

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Attorney General Marty Jackley says the South Dakota Housing Development Authority will receive South Dakota's share of a multistate settlement with one of the nation's biggest mortgage processing companies.
• South Dakota is getting about $344,000 through the settlement with Lender Processing Services Inc., which earlier this year agreed to pay $121 million to resolve states' claims that it wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes.
• Jackley says the state Housing Development Authority administers a fund aimed at preserving and expanding affordable housing for low- and moderate-income families.

Part of SD Highway 28 to close or construction

• HURON, S.D. (AP) -- A three-mile stretch of South Dakota Highway 28 in Beadle County will be closed to traffic Monday and an additional 12 miles will be closed on May 13 for construction.
• The state Transportation Department says the construction project will replace three box culverts and the Highway 28 bridge over the James River.
• The section of Highway 28 to be closed Monday is from the junction of Highway 37 west for three miles. The section to be closed May 13 is from the junction of Highway 37 east for 12 miles.
• The Transportation Department says the entire 15-mile length will remain closed until Nov. 1, so motorists will need to find alternative routes.

Sioux Falls' State of the City on Thursday

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Sioux Falls Mayor Mike Huether will present the 2013 State of the City address Thursday.
• The presentation will be held at the Carnegie Town Hall Council Chambers at 1:30 p.m.
• Huether says the city has accomplished a lot in the past year, but there is a lot still to do.
• The public is invited to attend the address. The address will be streamed live

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